Biomechanics — Meaning, Definitions and Importance

If kinesiology is the broad study of human movement, biomechanics is the part that treats the body as a mechanical system and asks about the forces behind the movement. It is the "physics of sport," and it is central enough to kinesiology that the two are almost always studied together.

This group of sub-sections introduces biomechanics for CBSE Class 11 Physical Education: the meaning of biomechanics and the branches of mechanics it uses (8.2.1), its formal definitions (8.2.2), and its importance in sports and physical education (8.2.3). …